American Medical Association Backs Classification of Nearsightedness as Disease
The resolution also calls for increased public health education and improved screening in children. This new policy direction mirrors a global effort the American Academy of Ophthalmology launched back in 2021. In America, the number of nearsighted people has nearly doubled over the last 50 years to about 41.6 percent of the population, according to the National Eye Institute.
- ▪The resolution also calls for increased public health education and improved screening in children.
- ▪This new policy direction mirrors a global effort the American Academy of Ophthalmology launched back in 2021.
- ▪In America, the number of nearsighted people has nearly doubled over the last 50 years to about 41.6 percent of the population, according to the National Eye Institute.
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Nation’s largest physician organization adopts policy calling for insurance coverage for treatments that can slow its progression in children SAN FRANCISCO — In the latest sign that consensus is building toward reframing how the country treats a condition long dismissed as a routine inconvenience solved with a trip to the eyeglass counter, the American Medical Association recently passed a resolution backing formal classification of nearsightedness as a disease — including by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — to ensure children and adolescents have access to appropriate treatments and insurance coverage. The resolution also calls for increased public health education and improved screening in children.
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